GRE Word List

AVOCATION

a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby

The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.

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WordMeaning
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
contagiona contagious disease
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
sequesterto set apart : segregate